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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Can anyone help me with the structire of my sentence? I'm confused whether or not I should use the word 'that' here.

I can't believe that 'that' girl joined us again.

  

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anonymous I can't believe that 'that' girl joined us again. The first "that" is part of the combination "believe that". This is optional.

  • anonymous I can't believe that 'that' girl joined us again.
  • The first "that" is part of the combination "believe that".
  • This is optional.
  • The second "that" is a determiner for "girl".
  • This is needed for the sentence.
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anonymousI can't believe that 'that' girl joined us again.

The first "that" is part of the combination "believe that". This is optional. The second "that" is a determiner for "girl". This is needed for the sentence. Therefore, both the following are possible:

I can't believe that that girl joined us again.
I can't believe that girl joine

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